CHENEY, Wash. — The conference schedule is in the home stretch for Eastern Washington basketball with five games left before the Big Sky tournament. Women's basketball hosts Sacramento State on Thursday for Kids Day, followed by Portland State on Saturday for the Play4Kay game. Men's basketball looks to extend its winning streak on the road this week against the Hornets and Vikings. Women's tennis continues its homestand with one match on Saturday.
Men's Basketball - at Sacramento State (Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7 pm), at Portland State (Saturday, Feb. 21 at 2 pm)
The Eagles take a four-game winning streak on the road for the final time in the regular season, opening at Sacramento State on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. before heading to Portland, Ore., to face Portland State on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. Eastern enters the trip with momentum after sweeping Idaho State (88–75) and Weber State
(84–66) at home, fueled by efficient offense, defensive pressure, and balanced production throughout the lineup. The pair of wins kept Eastern firmly in the upper tier of the Big Sky standings with two conference games remaining.
Alton Hamilton IV paced the Eagles across the weekend with 42 total points on 66 percent shooting and a near-perfect 17-of-18 mark at the free-throw line, while also contributing three steals, three blocks, seven rebounds, and seven assists. He scored 18 in the win over Idaho State before erupting for a career-high 24 against Weber State on 9-of-10 shooting and 9-of-9 at the line. Hamilton also ranks fifth in the Big Sky in offensive rebounding at 2.50 per game, underscoring his impact on both ends of the floor.
Isaiah Moses continues to lead the Big Sky in free-throw percentage at 93 percent, a figure that ranks seventh nationally, and sits sixth in scoring, ninth in field-goal percentage, and eighth in assists in the conference. Kiree Huie remains one of the league's top interior defenders at 1.17 blocks per game (third), while also providing efficient scoring inside. Against Idaho State, Moses led with 19 points while Hamilton and Huie added 18 apiece, and Jojo Anderson delivered 11 points with a career-high nine assists as Eastern shot 56 percent and turned 13 turnovers into 22 points. The Eagles then overwhelmed Weber State with 60 percent shooting and a 51–24 halftime lead behind Hamilton's 24 and Huie's 20, controlling the paint and limiting second chances.
Across the two games, Eastern combined high-efficiency scoring with active defense and depth, getting steady playmaking from Moses and Anderson and valuable bench contributions from Emmett Marquardt and Johnny Radford. After being outrebounded by Idaho State, the Eagles responded by tightening their interior defense and limiting Weber State to one-shot possessions, sustaining energy from the opening tip. The weekend sweep reinforced Eastern's balanced identity and confidence heading into critical road tests against Sacramento State and Portland State.
Women's Basketball - vs. Sacramento State (Thursday, Feb. 19 at 11 a.m.), vs. Portland State (Saturday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m.) – Get Tickets
Eastern is back at Reese Court this week for two key Big Sky matchups. The Eagles start against Sacramento State on Thursday for Kids Day, with an early 11 a.m. tipoff. Local area elementary schools will be in attendance for Thursday's game. EWU then hosts Portland State on Saturday at 2 p.m. The game will be EWU's Play4Kay game. Fans can donate through the link Here. Both games are streamed live on ESPN+
This past week, Eastern dropped two road games and its record in the Big Sky sits at 5-8 and 12-14 overall. The week started with a 77-65 defeat to Idaho State as the team suffered from 23 turnovers, with the Bengals scoring 35 points off those mistakes. ISU committed only five turnovers.
Ella Gallatin led the team with 20 points, while
Kourtney Grossman posted her 16th double-double, finishing with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Eastern then traveled to Ogden to play Weber State, falling to the Wildcats, 74-72 in overtime. The game was competitive throughout, with 13 lead changes and 10 ties. After leading at halftime, EWU extended its advantage in the third quarter. Weber rallied in the fourth quarter to tie the game and force overtime. In the extra period, the Wildcats scored first and were able to match the Eagles score-for-score the rest of the way. EWU had a chance as time expired but missed the game-tying shot. Gallatin earned a new career-high in the game with 26 points.
Jaecy Eggers posted a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds.
With 42.4 rebounds per game, EWU ranks second in the Big Sky and 17th in the NCAA. They averaged 29.5 defensive rebounds and 12.9 offensive, ranking third and fifth in the conference respectively.
Grossman's continued presence in the paint is the impact factor on the Eagles' rebounding success, averaging 12.8 rebounds per game. The Billings, Mont. native's average ranks fifth in the nation and leads the Big Sky. Grossman has 16 double-doubles this season, a figure that also leads the conference and is seventh in the NCAA. She is 12th in scoring with 13.3 points per game. Alongside Grossman, Eggers has five doubles and leads the Big Sky with 39 blocks this season. She averages 7.5 rebounds per game to rank fifth in the conference and 11.8 points to rank 17th.
On the scoring front, Gallatin has six 20-point games this season and eight total in her career. She ranks fifth in the Big Sky and leads EWU with 15.1 points per game.
Women's Tennis - Women's Tennis – vs. Seattle U (Saturday, Feb. 21 at 10 a.m.)
Eastern Washington gets to stay at home this week with one match on their schedule. EWU hosts Seattle U on Saturday at 10 a.m. from the Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse. Eastern is on a four-match winning streak and is 5-3 this season.
The Eagles extended their winning streak this past week with two match wins. Starting on Friday (Feb. 13), Eastern swept Whitworth in Spokane, 7-0, winning all singles and doubles matches. The team cruised with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles to open a 1-0 lead. EWU then dominated singles, with commanding wins from
Zoe Pradel (6-0, 6-0),
Anait Arutiunian (6-1, 6-0) and
Olivia Marais (6-1, 6-0).
Back at home on Sunday (Feb. 15), the Eagles knocked off Utah State, 4-3, in close contest between the two teams. The Aggies won the doubles point, but single wins from
Veronika Gayevyk and Pradel put Eastern in front. Utah State tied the match at 2, but Marais dominated No. 6 singles to put the team up 3-2. After the Aggies won No. 6 singles,
Leandra Nizetic again came up clutch for the Eagles, winning at No. 2 singles (6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)) to secure the match.
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